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Copying; content shouldn't be lifted directly from the USCG site.

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Some of the content on this page seems to have been copied and pasted from http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/First_Cutters.asp ; even though the USCG site is theoretically in the public domain ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Public_domain#U.S._government_works ) and is not copyrighted, it's not explicitly stated. The content can still easily be edited to remove the plagiarized material. Please do so. Karlkatzke (talk) 02:58, 5 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes it is explicitly stated. The USCG's privacy page states clearly that Information presented on this web site in the non-logged in domain is considered public information and may be distributed or copied.[1] There are scores of articles on wikipedia that incorporate text from the USCG website so it's well established practice here to use this material. Gatoclass (talk) 05:28, 5 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
That is correct. The general information of USCG website is in the public domain, so there is no copyright vio here. But please remember to add in-line citations for the source -- even when its public domain information. As well, pages with PD information should be tagged, usually using one of the templates from Wikipedia:Template messages/Sources of articles. I've gone ahead and placed the Template:USCG PD template in the reference section of this article. Cheers. CactusWriter | needles 10:02, 13 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]